[Bug 1824854] [NEW] xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 does not provide xserver-xorg-core
Public bug reported: 1) Ubuntu Release Version :~$ lsb_release -rd Description:Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS Release:16.04 2) Affected Packages :~$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04: Installed: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2 Candidate: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2 Version table: *** 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2 500 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status :~$ apt-cache policy virtualbox-guest-x11 virtualbox-guest-x11: Installed: (none) Candidate: 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3 Version table: 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3 500 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2 500 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/multiverse amd64 Packages 5.0.18-dfsg-2build1 500 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/multiverse amd64 Packages 3) What I expected to happen: I expected to be able to run sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-x11 and the package would install without any problems. 4) What happened instead: :~$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-x11 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies. virtualbox-guest-x11 : Depends: xorg-video-abi-20 Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.17.99.902) E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. The only conclusion that I can draw from this is that the xserver-xorg- core-hwe-16.04 does not provide xserver-xorg-core. This is repeatable on Ubuntu 18.04 against the xserver-xorg-core- hwe-18.04 package. ** Affects: xorg-server-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1824854 Title: xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 does not provide xserver-xorg-core To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server-hwe-16.04/+bug/1824854/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1824854] Re: xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 does not provide xserver-xorg-core
Attempted fix: Installing the xserver-xorg-core Result: X11 server freezes after login. Non-responsive and requires a forced shutdown. Any other information: Installing xserver-xorg-core results in the following terminal output. :~$ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libxfont2 snapd-login-service xserver-xorg-legacy-hwe-16.04 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. Suggested packages: xfonts-100dpi | xfonts-75dpi The following packages will be REMOVED ubuntu-desktop xorg xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-input-all-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-input-evdev-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-input-wacom-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-video-all-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-video-ati-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-video-fbdev-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-video-intel-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-video-qxl-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-video-radeon-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-video-vesa-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-video-vmware-hwe-16.04 The following NEW packages will be installed xserver-xorg-core 0 to upgrade, 1 to newly install, 18 to remove and 3 not to upgrade. Need to get 1,344 kB of archives. After this operation, 5,702 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n Abort. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1824854 Title: xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 does not provide xserver-xorg-core To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server-hwe-16.04/+bug/1824854/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
